Railway-rail fastener.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1968 G. WALTON. RAILWAY RAIL PASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.-24,1907.

UNITED STATES CHARLES WALTON, .OF WOODBURY, NEW ,lERSF-Y.

crane RAILWAY-RAIL FASTENER.

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11 Application filed August 24L iloldZZ wlgomti may concern: I Be it known that 1, CHARLES WALTON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at ties for railways and more particularly to means for fastening the rails in position on the cross ties.

'l lhe object of the invention is .to provide chncretecross tie having tubular members embedded therein and adapted to receive the spikes or other fastening1 devices, there,

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bein awed edis'posed e base of eachl tubu armem er for deflecting the bifurcated end of the s ike laterally in engagement with the walls 0 said member thereby to lock the spike against accidental, displacement.

A further object is to form the tubular members with spaced cleaning orifices disposed one on each side of the wedge and com municating with the interior of said member so that any deposits of dirt, cement, or other foreign matter entering the tubular member through the upper end thereof may be readily removed prior to introducing the fastening devices or spikes.

A still further object of the invention is. generally to improve this class of devices so as to' increasetheir utility, durability and efficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the fol owing description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions andminor details of construction may beresolftedto within the scope of the ap ended claims.

n the accompanying drawings forming a .part of this specification: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cross tie constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 3 is a longitudlnal'sectional view. Fig. 4 is a perspectiv view of one of the spikes or fastening devices detached. Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the tubularmemhers detached.

' Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in' all of the figures of the drawings. I

Thelmfproved device forming the subject matter 0 the present invention includes a cross tie 5 formed of concrete, cement or other plastic material and having its 0 posite i i l pecification oi; Letters Patent.

- spikes, as shown.

Patented April. 14, 190a. ,1907. Serial No. 390,069. i

vision of spaced circumferential bands 6 and 7.

Embedded in the concrete forming the body of the tie are a plurality of tubular members 8 preferably angular in cross section, as shown, and having their lower ends deflected laterally to form a conical portion 9. The wall of each conical portion 9 is provided with an annular flange 10 which is preferably countersunk in the lower face of. the cross tie. The upper reduced end of each tubular member is also provided witha flange 11 prefering bani as shown, one side of the flange 11 adapted to bear against the flange of the adjacent rail 13 so as to locate the rail on the cross tie and assist in preventing lateral displacement of the same.

Disposed within the flared or conical portion of each tubular member is a wedge shaped block 14 the side walls of which are s aced from the adjacent interior walls of t 1e conical portion 9 thereby to form diverging assages 15 adapted to receive the legs 17 of the spike or fastening device 18. The spike 18 is provided with any approvediform of driving head 19, while the opposite end of the spike is s lit longitudinally at 20 to form the legs 17, t ere being openings 17 formed in the reinforcing bands and registering with the openings in the upper ends of the tubular members to permit the passage of the The terminal portions 'of e legs 17 are inclined toward the slot 20 to form inclined faces 22 which conform to the thus assist in guiding the'legs 17-within the passages 15 when the spike is driven home with a maul or other suitable tool.

Formed in the base of the tubular member on each side of the wedge shaped block 14 are cleaning orifices 23 which communicate with the passages 15 so that any deposits of dirt, gravel or other foreign matter entering laying the cross ties on the road bed may be to introducing the spikes 18.

The flange 10 of each tubular member is anchored to the cross tie by bolts or similar fastening devices 24, while the adjacent reinforcing band of the cross tie bears against the bottom of said tubular member, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing.

In fastening the rails to the cross ties, said ends reinforced and strengthened by t eprorails are positioned on the opposite ends of ably dis osed beneath the adjacent remforc bemg cut away to form a square shoulder 12 apex of the reduced end of the wedge 14 and the upper end of the tubular member when readily removed through the orifices 23 priorthe cross ties with the-flanges of the rails bearing against the shoulders 12 after which the s lkes 18are introduced in the tubular the slot 20 in the adjacent spike so that a further downward movement imparted to the spike will deflect the legs 17 transversely of the cross tie in engagement with the inclined walls of the tubular member 9 thus securely locking the spikes against accidental dis lacement.

' t will of course be understood that the con: crete forming the body of the tie may be reinforced by one or more longitudinal cores and that any one of the fastening devices may be employed for securing the rails in position on the cross ties.

7 From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremal simple, inexpensive and eflicient device .a mirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A cross tie including a concrete body portion having its op(posite ends providedwith reinforcing ban tubular members embedded in the concrete at said bands and each provided with o positely disposed flanges, a wedge dispose within each tubular member at the bottom thereof and spikes piercing the reinforcing bands and t e adjacent flanges of the tubular members and having their lower ends bifurcatedand adapted to engage the Wedges forforcing the bifurcated ends of the spikes into engagement with the adjacent walls of the tubular members.

2. A cross tie including a concrete body portion, a tubular member embedded in the concrete and having its upper end provided with an anchoring flange and its lower end flared laterally and provided with a similar flange, a wedge dis osed within the flared ortion of the tubu ar member and spaced rom the walls of.said tubular member to form converging passages, reinforcing bands surrounding the cross tie at said flanges. and

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portion, spaced reinforcing bands secured to the opposite ends of the bod portion, tubular members embedded in t e body portion and each having one end thereof provided with a flange having one side thereof cut away to form a stop shoulder, the opposite end of the tubular member being flared lat erally and provided with an annular flange engaging the cross tie beneath the adjacent reinforcing band, Wedges disposed within the flared portions of the tubular members and forming converging passages, and spikes having their lower ends bifurcated and adapted to engage the wedges for directing the bifurcated ends of the s ikes laterally into engagement with the we of the converging passages.

4. A cross tie including a concrete body portion, a tubular member embedded in the ody portion and having one end thereof provided'with aflange engaging the u per' surface of the cross tie, a flange forme on the lower end of the tubular member and engaging the base'of the cross tie, the walls of the tubular member at the lower flange being flared laterally, a wedge disposed within the flared portion of the tubular member and forming converging (passages, there being cleaning orifices forme in the base of the tubular member and communicatin with said passages, and a s ike having its ower end split longitudinal v to form bendable arms, the terminals of which are inclined towards the split portion of the spike and adapted to engage the apex of the wedge for deflecting said arms in engagement with the walls of the converging passages.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. CHARLES WALTON.

Witnesses: Y

Jenn S. JEssUP, WALTERC. RroowAY. 

